teriadn2004 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in Case Management
How do you get started on Case Mngt? All the posted jobs want you to have experience or certification? Any ideas? I am particularly interested in Workers
teriadn2004 replied to mamaofsix's topic in Ob/Gyn
We are a 4 bed LDRP with total 44 bed hospital - as above, us LDRP nurses are the "rescue squad" for the rest of the hopsital since we sometimes have no patients. Problem is, last week the nurses had...
teriadn2004 replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Ob/Gyn
I say get your BSN - I had similar plans to yours when I started - work now in LDRP in a hospital for the past 3.5 yrs and thought that was the only thing I ever wanted to do. However, in my previous...
teriadn2004 replied to malone2192's topic in Ob/Gyn
We are currently struggling with this same issue and are no longer giving bags to our BF moms, but still giving to our FF moms. We are a very small unit - avg 10-15 deliveries per month, really have...
I think you will find that there are a lot of "non-traditional" students in nursing programs these days. I graduated in 2004 with ADN and in 2006 with BSN and am now soon to be 54.....and I was not...
teriadn2004 replied to teriadn2004's topic in Ob/Gyn
Thanks for your comments - we are opening a brand new unit in a brand new hospital and my NM just wanted to know what others are doing. Our understanding is that medical records will be scanning our...
Does anyone know of any law or official documentation that addresses writing on the fetal monitor strip? Are people still documenting on the strip if they are doing elelctronic record? If anyone knows...
teriadn2004 replied to christine_chapel's topic in Ob/Gyn
We are a 32 bed LDRP and we have mandatory call of 12 hrs per 4 week schedule. Sign up is for 4 hr increments - dates and shift needs are posted when the completed schedule comes out and all are...
teriadn2004 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
Wow! If I didn't know better, I would think that you got inside my head and wrote this post for me. I too am in my last week of orientation (14 weeks - although I lost time when pulled to do PP on...
teriadn2004 replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU, Neonatal
This is a wonderful post - I just accepted a position in NICU and I'm a little scared - I have 19mo experience as a nurse, but with adult primary care outpatient (basically, doctors office). I thought...
I just graduated ADN 2004 and will complete BSN next month.....I have a 4.0 GPA.....however, I am the sole support for my family, provide the health insurance etc.....I had to work while in school and...
I don't know about ADN and BA in something else, but in other healthcare areas there is a difference in 2yr vs. 4yr. For example, in the laboratory there are medical lab techNICIANS (MLT) who went to...